Good choice :). Antec makes a helluva PSU.

Nick

yea i went reading through your psu threads lol. antec also seems more well known.

RAID 0 is fast but pretty no-need on a build with a budget :)

just currious what you guys would rated this as gaming comp. Obviously not high because im on a budget but what do you think?

CASE: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control [+10] (Black Color)
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+126]
CD: NEC 3550A 16X DVD+-RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER [+4] (BLACK COLOR)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS [+9]
HDD: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Gaming Keyboard [+33]
MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIE MB w/Gb-LAN,USB2.0,IEEE-1394,&7.1Audio [+100]
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PPU: NONE
POWERSUPPLY: Antec TPII-550 550Watt ATX 12V Power Supply [+94]
RAID: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card [+136]
VIDEO2: NONE
_PRICE: (+1049)

Not bad that for a mid-range rig mate - you'll be pretty happy with it mefinks :)

All the parts are decent - can't go wrong imo

If you had a little more cash I'd say get 2gb RAM but on the budget that looks pretty spot on :)

I have the Saitek and its a great keyboard :D

yea thanks i plan to upgrade to 2gb when i get some more $. i also plan on getting a better video card when dx10 comes out.

yea thanks i plan to upgrade to 2gb when i get some more $. i also plan on getting a better video card when dx10 comes out.

Both good ideas mate :)

Glad you got it all sorted and thats a tasty little system you'll be getting :yumyum:

Nice to see a polite post asking for help get solved well :D

thanks you guys were very helpfull with this issue. only took me 20 posts and 200 questions lol. im kind of going against my clan leaders opinion of waiting till vista comes out to get a new comp but. I want to game i cant wait that long ( vista may never be out at this rate). id like to keep in touch so ill continue to use the forums, most likely asking questions because as you see i dont know enough to give feedback and responces. if you guys use xfire or a public comm let me know, my xfire is redsoxsniper2. i haven't been on it for awhile but will be on it again after i get this comp. thanks again sox.

hey nick a bit off topic but i saw a pic of your desk in your rig. What kind of desk is it? got a link? i need a new desk and i only have 4-5ft to work with. your desk looks sweet. also do u think buying 2gb of Corsair XMS3200 ECC USED for $125 is worth it.

hey guys just like to say i have dramastically changed my comp lol and decided to put it together myself:D. also do u guys have a comm or something if i need some help setting her up? here she is new and improved:

-Antec Performance I P-160W Silver 1.2mm Anodized Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case---$93.99-newegg

-Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply---$67.99-zipzoomfly

-AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Processor Socket 939---$297.00-zipzoomfly

-Abit KN8 SLI NF4 SLI Athlon 64(FX)/64 X2 Dual-Core Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA II---$101.00-zipzoomfly

-Corsair TWINX2048-3200PT 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 Memory w/Platinum Heat Spreader---$178---$40mir-zipzoomfly

-eVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT PCI Express 256MB GDDR3 Video Card w/HDTV-Out & Dual-DVI---$175.50-zipzoomfly

-Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer---$68.50-zipzoomfly

-NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive (Black) OEM---$39.99-zipzoomfly

-Antec 77095 120mm Blue LED Light Case Cooling Fan---$13.99-newegg

-PLANTRONICS GAMECOMPRO1 USB Connector Supra-aural Gaming Stereo Headset---$49.99-newegg

-Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse Keyboard---$44.99-zipzoomfly

-TOTAL= $1,131.93
- $40-rebate
$1.091.93
+ $9.48-newegg tax
$1,101.41
+ $23.84-newegg shipping
$1,124.25

***GRAND TOTAL= $1,124.25***